Brazil court suspends Amazon hydrodam license on native demands

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - A Brazilian court
suspended Belo Monte's operating license for its Amazon
hydroelectric dam, one of the world's largest, only weeks before
owner Norte Energia SA planned to start up turbines, Brazilian
prosecutors said on Thursday.

Judge Maria Carolina Valente do Carmo of the Federal Court
in Altamira, Para, said the license will be suspended until
Norte Energia and Brazil's government meet a previous license
requirement to reorganize the regional office of Funai, the
national Indian protection agency.
(Reporting by Jeb Blount; Editing by Sandra Maler)